Raked leaf build up from north side of driveway, in preparation of leveling out the area (most likely with some gravel). Used leaf build up as mulch around front tulip tree and dogwood. The locks were changed. Turned over dirt in front flower bed so that it is now ready for planting. Received mail, but…

Mailbox is up, and on our side of the street. It’s still a bit wobbly at the base, but we’ve got about 9 inches to build up the dirt around it to stabilize it more later. For now, it should work to a.) get us mail this week, or b.) get the post office to…

There was a thunderstorm during the night, so we get one of our first views of the yard in its wet state. Mostly it just highlights the fact that we need to do some serious work on the front ditch near the driveway. And we thought a new house would be low maintenance. 😛 Both…

Further humiliation via the mailbox. Seriously considering just getting a PO Box now and accepting the $50 lesson for the materials. 🙁

I was finally able to play with the new weedwacker. I’m very glad pogle had me buy some protective glasses, as almost immediately a giant green glob of plant matter splattered on the glasses. 😛 While at Lowes we picked up some gardening supplies and two little shrubs: a white Endless Summer Hydrangea and Miss…

We arrived safely (except for some severe caffeine overdosing) in NC about 24 hours ago. After only a few hours of sleep, our moving men showed up with our stuff (early). That finished around noon, so we zoomed off to Lowes to pick up a few essentials (weedwacker, shower rod, stud finder, weed killer, mailbox…

It’s like firemen. You can’t fall in love with a fireman and then ask or demand that he stop fighting fires, even if your intentions are good. You can’t fall in love with a gamer and expect him or her to give up gaming to spend more time with you. (From Wired Magazine)

Assuming the stars align correctly, Pog should finally be getting his TV today. To say he’ll be happy is a severe understatement, as he purchased this TV only a few months before we decided to get married. Unfortunately, the TV is so heavy that it takes multiple strong people to move it, and finding people…

At 100+ boxes so far, and that’s NOT counting my book collection. Finished up most of the kitchen today; just need to finish packing leftover food from this weekend, then clean the fridge, stove, cabinets, and floor. After that, the only rooms left unpacked/uncleaned are the office and two bathrooms. So tired. 🙁

A new pharmaceutical factory was built in Western Australia. In this factory all the pills came out on a conveyor belt; a person ha to watch the belt, and press buttons to sort the pills into separate bins by size and color. A Skinnenan animal behaviorist pointed out that it would be simple to teach…